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Photoshop Quick Tip: How to Use a Tilt / Shift Effect on Portraits

I’m sure you’ve seen a tilt shift effect before, and how it makes images appear as though the subjects are miniature sized. Usually these are photos taken from an upward angle as though you are viewing a model set. In this quick tip we’re going to take a look at how the same blur effect can be applied to a portrait to give the subject an appearance as if they are closer than they appear. First lets take a look at a typical tilt shift photo. The blur effect helps to trick your e…